What color is #A5EEB3?

#A5EEB3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5EEB3?

The RGB value is 165, 238, 179: 165 red, 238 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5EEB3?

The complementary color is #EEA5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5EEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5EEB3 color

#A5EEB3 rgb(165, 238, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5EEB3 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 93.3% green and 70.2% blue (165, 238, 179).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 68% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#A5EEB3 color codes

HEX	`#A5EEB3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 238, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 93.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 68%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 31%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 25%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.16, -34.28, 21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.16, 40.47, 147.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.226, 72.401, 53.757)`
Decimal	`10874547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5EEB3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5EEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5EEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5EEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5eeb3; }
.text { color: #a5eeb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5eeb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 238 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5eeb3, #a5eed8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5EEB3?: #A5EEB3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5EEB3?: The RGB value is 165, 238, 179: 165 red, 238 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5EEB3?: The complementary color is #EEA5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5EEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.